Illinois Workers’ Compensation
Commission Announces Launch of New E-filing and Case Management
System
New system will process settlement
contracts electronically beginning July 22nd
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[July 16, 2020]
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (IWCC) is rolling out
a new, cloud-based electronic filing and case management system. The
system, called CompFile, will allow for paperless filing and
processing of court documents for workers’ compensation cases in
Illinois.
Upon his appointment to lead the IWCC in March 2019, Chairman
Michael J. Brennan made it a priority to modernize the IWCC’s
operations. Over the past year, the IWCC has been working to create
a fully paperless electronic filing system, bringing consulting firm
WorkComp Strategies and technical resources from Microsoft
Consulting Services on board to design and implement the system.
CompFile is scheduled to roll out in three phases. The first phase,
which launched on Feb. 10, 2020, involved registration of law firms
and account setup. The second phase, which begins July 22, 2020,
will include the drafting, signing and approval of settlement
contracts. The third phase, planned for the late fall of 2020, will
incorporate applications, motions, decisions and reviews.
The first phase was successful, with 1,000 registered users in the
first week alone. The IWCC provides multiple ways to learn how to
navigate the new system on the CompFile Implementation webpage,
www.iwcc.il.gov/compfile
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In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of leveraging
technology to support remote work and ensure business continuity is more evident
than ever. The IWCC processes approximately 40,000 applications, 35,000
settlements, thousands of hearings and tens of thousands of motions and other
filings every year. The new e-filling system will allow for faster processing
and immediate, around-the-clock access to critical information for attorneys and
their firms, as well as self-represented litigants.
CompFile will benefit the IWCC right away in the form of reduced printing,
delivery and storage costs. It will also provide the workers’ compensation
community with greater transparency, a more efficient adjudication system and
improved data management and recordkeeping.
As the IWCC’s CompFile team continues to work towards the third phase of
CompFile, progress is underway, and improvements are ongoing. The CompFile team
welcomes questions, input and feedback at
wcc.compfile@illnois.gov
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